Improvement in flower and work stands



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No. 213,523. Patented Mar. 25, 1 879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS MUR-GATROYD, OF CLARINDA, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLOWER AND WORK STANDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 213,523, dated March 25, 1879; application filed July 24, 1878.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS MURGATROYD, of Olarinda, in the county of Page and State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Flower and Work Stand, of which the following is a specification The object of my invention is to furnish an ornamental stand for placing in a sitting-room or parlor, which may be used to show flowers to the best advantage when used as a flowerstand, and will be also adapted for a workstand and other purposes.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings, and then pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a vertical section of my improvement arranged for use as a work-stand. Fig.2 is an elevation in position for use as a flower-stand, and Fig. 3 is a sectional plan at the line war: of Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The base of the stand consists of a vertical tube, a, supported by three wire legs, b.

c is the lower tray, consisting of a central ring, d, which sits around the tube a, and supports the wire frame-work of the tray, preferably circular in form.

0 is a ring upon the tube a, supporting the braces e of the tray 0. The ring 6 rests upon the upper ends of the legs I), and the tray 0 is thereby supported, but may revolve upon the tube a.

f is a second tray, similar in construction to the tray 0, but of smaller size. Its rings m and 9 may be upon the tube a, or the ring at may be upon the tube or rod h of the upper tray, r', so that the ring m will rest on the upper end of a and support the tray f vertically.

I have shown a loose ring, is, on the tube a beneatlrthe tray f, which ring it may be clamped to the tube a by a set-screw for holding the tray f at various positions.

The tray 6 is similar in shape and construction to c and f, but still smaller. Its rod or tube h is within the tube a, so it can slide vertically therein, and be clamped in any position by the set-screw l. I prefer to attach the tray i firmly upon the upper end of the rod h.

The ornamental pan or receptacle m is imperforate, and is to be placed within the trays c and f, or the tray 0 only, as seenin Fig. 1. This receptacle m is divided by partitions into smaller spaces for the reception of articles used by ladies at their work. The pan m is placed in the tray by removing the upper trays, f and t, and passing the pan over the tube a by a central hole in the pan. The trays f i are then returned to place, and may be permitted to drop down to their lowest point, so as to be convenient for a person sitting down. The upper tray, '5, can be used to hold a lamp when the stand is used as awork-stand; and, if desired, each of the trays may be fitted with a pan to retain or catchthe water which drips from the flowers when they are being watered.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent A flower and work stand provided with one or more trays, formed with a central sleeve or perforation and imperforate compartments, adapted to be set, applied, and used as shown and described.

THOMAS MURGATROYD.

Witnesses:

J AMZES M. BRIGGS, HARRISON DoBBs. 

